Ironing-board.



W. BARNETT.

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APPLICATION FIILED JULY I9, 1917- 113511111 wfiw, I Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY i=9. 19!].

Patented Mir. 5, 1918.

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\ ENVENTOR ATTO R N EY WILLIAM BARNETT, 01F PORTLAND, OREGON.

' IRONIN'G-BOARD.

Learner.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM BARNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregom'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Boards, f which the following is a specification.

.his invention has relation to folding ironing boards, and has for an object to provide an article of this character constructed in a manner to provide a rigid and firm structure when the same is unfolded for use.

Another object of the invention is to provide an ironing board having folding supports therefor, constructed in a manner to mutually eoact to provide a rigid structure to'sustain perfectly any strain applied to the board and to prevent accidental collapse.

A still further object of the invention is to provide .a folding ironing board of the characterabove described which may be constructed' of few parts thereby simplifying the use thereof and permitting its manu- In addition to the foregoing my invention comprehends improvements in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts I tobe hereinafter more fully described and Y particularly set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding parts are designated by the same characters of reference throughout the several views in which they appear:

- Figure 1, is a view of my improved folding ironing board.

Fig. 2, is a' vertical section taken on the line 2.2 of the preceding figure.

Fig. 3, is a similar view taken on'the line 3-3 of said figure.

Fig. 4, is a vertical section taken on'the line 41 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5, is a bottom plan vice in folded position, and

Fig. 6, is a view of the device in side elevation, partly folded. With reference to the drawings, 10 indicates the ironing board proper, tapering toview of v the deward one end in the usual manner and provided upon its under side'adjacent'the large end thereof with a pair of transversely spaced end blocks 11 and a block 12 intermediate therebetween. A rod 13 passes through all of said blocks and projects be- 7 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. July 19, 1917.

Patented Maia-5,1918. Serial No. 181,614.

yond the ends of the end blocks for a pur- V pose which will be presently noted.

A pair of supporting legs H and 15 designed for arrangement in vertical and innected adjacent said point of support by means of. a cross piece 16, similar cross pieces 17 and 18 being provided adjacent the opposite end of the strip and connected by cross braces 19.

The supporting leg 15 is similarly formed of a pair of strips 20 pivotally mounted uponthe rod 13 at points adjacent the end blocks 11, said strips converging from said point with their opposite extremities connected by means of a block 21. A bolt 22 is extended through both of said strips adjacent the block 21 for a purpose which will be presently noted. A cross block 23 is also inserted between the strips 20 at a point substantially intermediate their ends, a cross strip 2% being-further provided to connect said strips 20 at a point adjacent their point of connection to the rod 13. j

In use, the supporting leg 14 is disposed in a vertical position, the board 10 being horizontal, while the supporting leg 15 is of a length to be extended in an inclined position relative to the horizontal as seen in Figs. 1 and 4. When the board is folded the supporting legs may be disposed against the under side of the folding board thereby providing a compact structure which may be readily put away in a confined space. It will be noted that when the supporting leg 14 is extended to a vertical position in the process of unfolding the device, the cross strip 16of said supporting leg is adapted to engage the blocks 11 and 12 to limit such movement of the legs and to coaet with braces to form a rigid structure in a manner which will be presently noted.

To support the ironing board in a horizontal position, a brace 25 is provided in the nature of a board which tapers from one end to the other, the small end being hingedly connected to a transverse block 26 secured to the under side of the ironing board adjacent the small end thereof. The opposite or wider end of the brace 25 is notched at opposite eorners to provide an integrally formed from said point of support, and are conprojection 27 which is of a width to fit beblock23, said brace bearing against the uptween the strips'20 of the inclined supporting leg 15 at the point of insertion of the 'nature of a strip of wood or the like, pivotally connected at the point 29 between a pair of blocks 30 which are secured to the cross bar 17 of the vertical supporting legs 14:, said blocks being located at a point intermediate 'the ends of said bar. The opposite end of .the'strip is split to permit the insertion therein of a plate 31 which is provided with a laterally extendin notch 32 adapted to receive therein the be t 22 located at the A lowe end of the inclined supporting-leg 15. It will be seen that the notch is of such a depth and is formed. in a manner to 1 connect the vertical and inclined supporting legs of the structure in a manner to absolutely preclude relative'movement thereof either toward separation or toward each other.

Fromthe foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a folding ironing board, the parts of which are so designed for mutualeoaction, as to insure a substantial supporting structure for the ironing board sulficient to withstand all straln usually. applied during usethereof and which will permit the supporting legs and braces to be folded against the under side of the ironing board in a manner to provide a compact structure. It will'be further noted, that the notched end of the brace 25 is frictionally engaged between the strips of the inclined supporting legs and legs in a. manner to ordinarily prevent a cashal separation thereof which action, combined with the support provided by the inclined bar 28 insures against accidental collapse ofthe structure. The rigidity of the structure may be established by lifting up the ironin board whereupon the supporting braces willbe mutually held togther, a property in ironing-boards which has not come to my notice heretofore.

While I have illustrated anddescribed my invention with some degree of particularity, I realize that in practice various alterations thereover may be made, and I therefore desire to reserve the .right and privilege of changing the form of the details of construction, or otherwise altering the arrangement of the correlative parts without departing from the spirit of t e invention or the scope v ofthe appended claims.

ment to .a perpendicular position, a second.

supporting leg pivoted to the board for dlsposltion at an angle thereto, the second supporting leg including strips in spaced relation at their point of connection to the board, and converging toward their opposite ends, a brace for connecting the supporting legs, and a second brace member in the form of a board hingedly connected at one end to the ironing board, and having its opposite end notched for engagement between the strips of the second supporting leg whereby said notched end of the board mav be moved toward the converging ends of said strips to firmly wedge the brace board therebetween.

2. A folding ironing board including a board, a supporting leg therefor for positioning perpendicularly beneath the board, a second supporting leg pivotally connected to the board for disposition at an angle therebeneath, said second leg includingstrips spaced at their point of connection to the board and converging toward their opposite ends, means for connecting the supporting pendicularly beneath the board, a second supporting leghingedly connected to the board for positioning at an angle therebeneath, said second leg including strips spaced at their point of connection to theboard, and converging toward their opposite ends, a cross bar connecting said strips at a point substantially intermediate their ends, means for connectin the legs, and a bracing means in the form 0 a board hingedly connected to the under side of the ironing board and having its opposite or free end inserted between the strips of the second leg, and wedged therebetween by moving said bracing means toward the converging ends of the strips, said cross bar serving as anabutment to limit movement of said brace.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' WILLIAM BARNETT.

Witnesses:

H. H. NEWHALL, H. F. PUrm,Jr. 

